7 Ways to Make Saving Sexy

Staying on budget is like starting a new diet — it can be difficult to begin, impossible to resist splurging, and works a hell of a lot better with some support. Make being frugal fun, flirty, and yes, manageable, by getting your partner on board.

Cook the books

Cook the books

Playing chef can be one of the easiest ways to increase your profits, and doing so doesn't mean skimping on ingredients or romance. Buy succulent cuts of steak and salmon, dim the lights, shut off your phones, and decant a bottle of Merlot that would have cost four times as much at a fine restaurant. Bonus: it's totally not tacky to smooch at the table. Then, put your savings towards a truly special, decadent date night. Hate the kitchen? Error-proof meals made in the slow cooker can be prepped quickly before work and are easily stretched throughout the week. On the weekends, bag the expensive brunch and eat breakfast in bed, which may just lead to a steamy afternoon of other gratis activities.

Make him sweat

Make him sweat

Instead of investing in an expensive gym, find other ways to accelerate your heart rate. You neither need to leave your home or buy equipment to get hot spotting each other. Becoming fit as a couple will give you a low-cost endorphin-rush every night, and it's the perfect way to stay motivated. Once you're respectively bikini- and Speedo-ready, put the money you would have spent on your membership towards a trip somewhere without treadmills. You deserve a break!